Getting Started with Movie Maker

Like all video-editing software, Movie Maker is a complex program; using it effectively isn’t a simple matter of opening, editing, saving, and closing a document. Before you work with Movie Maker, you’ll need to explore the interface and grasp a few concepts. Figure 11.1 shows Movie Maker’s main sections, which are described in Table 11.1. You can point (without clicking) to any Movie Maker control for a pop-up tip.

Figure 11.1. Movie Maker is divided into three main sections: the menu bar and toolbar, the panes, and the storyboard/timeline.